Tema- Poemas de locura

WEEK 1

September 7TH 

Course highlights

Unit 1 Making Friends

Getting to know you

Grammar: Simple present and present of BE

Things in common. Responses with too/either

Use of Actually. Reading “How to improve your conversational skills”

WEEK 2

September 14TH 

Unit 2 Interests

Leisure time

Verb forms: to + verb, verb + ing, prep + verb + ing

Object pronouns: everybody, nobody

Hobbies. Use of really. Hobby groups. Favorite websites

Writing #1 (2%) page 20 exercise 2

WEEK 3

September 21st 

Unit 3 Health

Healthy living

Grammar: Simple present and Present continuous

Unhealthy habits. Aches and pains

Joining clauses with if and when

Showing surprise. Reading: ways to relax

Time to chill out

WEEK 4

September 28th 

Unit 4 Celebrations

Birthdays

Grammar: Future with going to, indirect objects

Special days. Present continuous for future, going to

Festivals and things. Celebrations around the world.

Traditions.

WEEK 5

October 5TH 

 Written quiz units 1,2,3,4

Listening quiz units 1,2,3,4

Closing of platform units 1,2,3,4

Unit 5 Growing up

Childhood

Grammar: be born, simple past review, time expressions.

Favorite classes’ vocabulary.

Well…..Actually…I mean

Teenage years.

WEEK 6

October 12TH 

Holiday

WEEK 7

October 19TH 

Unit 6 Around town and  Unit 7 Going away

Giving directions.

Grammar: is there, are there,location expressions

Finding your way around. Tourist information

Exploring the city.

Getting ready

Grammar: infinitives for reasons, it’s+adj+to

Things to take to different places

Advice and suggestions

I guess…  Interesting places to recommend

WEEK 8

October 26th 

Unit 8 At home

Spring cleaning

Grammar: whose…possessive pronouns

Things at home

Order of adjectives. Use of one and ones.

Do you mind…… agreeing to requests

Home habits. Evening routines

Written assignment #2 (2%) Page 83 exercise C

WEEK 9

November 2nd 

Written quiz units 5,6,7,8

Listening quiz units 5,6,7,8

Closing of platform units 5,6,7,8

Oral Presentations

WEEK 10

November 9th 

Unit 9 Things happen

When things go wrong

Grammar: Past continuous sentences

Parts of the body. Accidents.

Reflexive pronouns

Reading: Good things happen

WEEK 11

November 16TH 

Unit 10 Communication

Keeping in touch

Grammar: Comparatives. More, less, fewer

Reading: e-communication. Text messaging

WEEK 12

November 23rd 

Unit 11 Appearances

Family traits

Grammar: describing people, have got

Personal features

Grammar: phrases with verb + ing, prepositions

Use of you mean….. Celebrities, fashion, looks

WEEK 13

November 30th 

Unit  12 Looking ahead

What’s next?

Grammar: future with will, may, might

Vocabulary for jobs.

Past tense verbs with future meanings (if, when, after and before)

Reading: In the meantime

Written assignment #3 (2%) Page 128 exercise 4

WEEK 14

December 7TH 

Final exam ( all units)

Closing of platform units 9,10,11,12

WEEK 15

December 14th 

Oral presentation

Final grade